Killer Joe

Theatrical - Limited 2012-07-27

Cast Matthew McConaughey Emile Hirsch Juno Temple Thomas Haden Church Gina Gershon
Directed by William Friedkin
Written by Tracy Letts

Box Office Gross: $4,633,668

Running Time: 102 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: ANA Media, Worldview Entertainment, Voltage Pictures, Picture Perfect Corporation

Genres: Crime Drama Thriller

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A cop who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer in exchange for a tumble with the young man’s virginal sister.

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